Amy, ditching the pacifier was surprisingly easy. It took 2-3 days. We started with only at night/nap. Then we took it away for sleeping too. I thought she would throw more of a hissy fit but perhaps since we were denying it at non-sleeping times she just got used to it. I cant take any credit for making it happen. It was all Lewis.

From baby to big girl ... from single words to full sentences (this morning she asked, "May I be excused?" after breakfast) ... from Älmhult to Portland ... from dagis to preschool ... from ducky at night to not being able to leave the house without one of her buddies ... from shy to little ham ...

I remember when I visited Älmhult on our look-and-see trip, a woman on the train asked us why we were going to Älmhult. I told her I had a job interview at IKEA Communications. Her face lit up. Her husband had worked there for many years, and so had she. "It's a very special place," she said, as...

This afternoon I gathered a few red leaves from the backyard to press into a book while getting surprisingly sentimental. One week until the movers show up. My rational side is trying to convince my other half that it's just a house. But it's the longest we've been in one place, and it's where...